to ingratiate oneself with somebody

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• curry favor — verb seek favor by fawning or flattery This employee is currying favor with his superordinates • Syn: ↑curry favour, ↑court favor, ↑court favour • Hypernyms: ↑fawn, ↑toady, ↑truckle …   Useful english dictionary

• cozy up — verb ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior She is playing up to the chairman • Syn: ↑cotton up, ↑shine up, ↑play up, ↑sidle up, ↑suck up • Hypernyms: ↑ingratiate …   Useful english dictionary

• suck up — verb 1. take in, also metaphorically (Freq. 1) The sponge absorbs water well She drew strength from the minister s words • Syn: ↑absorb, ↑suck, ↑imbibe, ↑soak up, ↑sop up, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• play up — verb 1. move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent (Freq. 1) The introduction highlighted the speaker s distinguished career in linguistics • Syn: ↑foreground, ↑highlight, ↑spotlight • Ant: ↑play down, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• shine up — verb ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior She is playing up to the chairman • Syn: ↑cozy up, ↑cotton up, ↑play up, ↑sidle up, ↑suck up • Hypernyms: ↑ingratiate …   Useful english dictionary

• cotton up — verb ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior She is playing up to the chairman • Syn: ↑cozy up, ↑shine up, ↑play up, ↑sidle up, ↑suck up • Hypernyms: ↑ingratiate …   Useful english dictionary

• sidle up — verb ingratiate oneself to; often with insincere behavior She is playing up to the chairman • Syn: ↑cozy up, ↑cotton up, ↑shine up, ↑play up, ↑suck up • Hypernyms: ↑ingratiate …   Useful english dictionary

• curry favour — verb seek favor by fawning or flattery This employee is currying favor with his superordinates • Syn: ↑curry favor, ↑court favor, ↑court favour • Hypernyms: ↑fawn, ↑toady, ↑truckle …   Useful english dictionary

• Thirty-Six Stratagems — The Thirty Six Stratagems (zh tsp|t=三十六計|s=三十六计|p=Sānshíliù Jì) was originally a Chinese essay used to illustrate a series of stratagems used in politics, war, as well as in civil interaction, often through unorthodox or deceptive means. They… …   Wikipedia